Financial Times Commentary 4/19

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Germany should face the German question

If Berlin is not to be accused of building a German Europe, it has to carry the duties of a European Germany, writes Philip Stephens http://link.ft.com/r/6NPSBB/52Y7YL/18GC39/GDM6O0/DXTI74/7V/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=19

Japan is fighting back at stagnation

Abenomics has already gained some ground in the attack on deflation; some companies have already raised wages, writes Taro Aso http://link.ft.com/r/6NPSBB/52Y7YL/18GC39/GDM6O0/IE6JXQ/7V/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=19

Thatcher was right – there is no ‘society’

The former prime minister was pointing out that aid for the poor has to come from the inhabitants of the country concerned, writes Samuel Brittan http://link.ft.com/r/6NPSBB/52Y7YL/18GC39/GDM6O0/YGY01O/7V/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=19

Twisted echoes of Boston’s turbulent past

The atrocity will not damage the city’s sense of itself as one that refuses to be flattened into a generic version of urbanism, says Simon Schama http://link.ft.com/r/6NPSBB/52Y7YL/18GC39/GDM6O0/9MPXVM/7V/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=19

Peace based on a wing and a prayer

The Afghani fascination with birds, from falcons to pigeons, continues in Kabul despite the violence involving the Taliban, writes Victor Mallet http://link.ft.com/r/6NPSBB/52Y7YL/18GC39/GDM6O0/XBDOU0/7V/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=19

Wake up to the #Twitter effect on markets

Investors or regulators need to spend more time thinking about the way social media can affect financial markets, writes Gillian Tett http://link.ft.com/r/6NPSBB/52Y7YL/18GC39/GDM6O0/B41D2A/7V/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=19